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29 <br /> 1 Slide #9 <br /> North Carolina's COVID Waivers and Policy <br /> Chandos <br /> • In addition to the ending of emergency FNS allocations, <br /> there are gather waivers and program requirements <br /> ending that will have impacts on eligibility for families <br /> and workload for staff. <br /> • [wring the P H E most clients received continuous <br /> Medicaid coverage regardless of changes in household <br /> income or other factors that normally impact eligibility. <br /> The FPS program implemented several waivers <br /> designed to make applying easier and extended <br /> eligibility to college students, people with certain types of <br /> felony convictions, and able-bodied adults without <br /> dependents who were not working <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> 9 1,lOffn[Ck3ROLLNA <br /> 2 <br /> 3 <br /> 4 Slide #10 <br /> North Carolina Medicaid Continuous <br /> Coverage Unwinding <br /> • The 2023 Consolidated Appropriations Act (Omnibus Evill) <br /> decoupled the continuous coverage requirement from <br /> the Federal Public Health Emergency. The process to <br /> begin terminating Medicaid cases will start April 1, 2123, <br /> Due to the 90 day renewal process in North Carolina, the <br /> first termination will be effective July 1 , 2023 with some <br /> exceptions. <br /> • All 22,[}00+ Medicaid cases in Orange County will need <br /> to be evaluated for ongoing eligibility by May 31 , 2124. <br /> Many clients will lose eligibility during this process. <br /> • Clients receiving Medicaid for Cov1d Testing (MCV)will <br /> lose coverage when the Public Health Emergen €-eads. <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> 14 hiOKn[Gk3ROLINA <br /> 5 <br /> 6 <br /> 7 <br /> 8 <br />